6pdr OQF Mk.III (57 mm) - Revision history

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U38088265: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Updated

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‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Updated

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2020-10-02T21:18:07Z

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U32550798: /* Usage in battles */ Added pros and cons and usage

2020-10-02T17:36:57Z

‎Usage in battles: Added pros and cons and usage

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2020-10-02T17:28:18Z

‎Comparison with analogues: added 1

U32550798: /* General info */ Added general info

2020-10-02T17:25:32Z

‎General info: Added general info

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2020-10-02T17:19:08Z

‎Description: Added description to the gun

U38088265: Edits

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U44629479: /* Available shells */ Corrected table format

2020-06-17T07:22:09Z

‎Available shells: Corrected table format

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 <!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|Shot Mk.5, Shell Mk.10, Shot Mk.5 HV, Shot Mk.8, Shot Mk.9}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 === Comparison with analogues ===
 <!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
-The gun is similar to the Russian 57 mm guns and can be played similarly, but it should be noted that the Russian 57 mm uses ammunition with greater amounts of propellent and as such has better penetration and velocity in general, your advantage over this is a slightly faster reload.
+The gun is similar to the Soviet 57 mm guns and can be played similarly, but it should be noted that the Soviet 57 mm uses ammunition with greater amounts of propellant and as such has better penetration and velocity in general, your advantage over this is a slightly faster reload.
 == Usage in battles ==
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 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_crusader_mk_3}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_valentine_mk_9}}
 * {{Specs-Link|ussr_valentine_mk_9}}
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
-This is the first tank version of the British OQF 6 Pounder Anti Tank gun, the Mk III being a Mk II with the L/44 barrel length but adapted for tank service. It has excellent reload speed and good ballistic properties but as with most British guns will lack HE filler in their AP ammunition.
+<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == General info ==
-The 6pdr fires quickly, accurately and with good velocity but due to low caliber and no HE filler you will have to shoot intelligently and precisely to maximise damage to the internals.
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
 === Available ammunition ===
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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| Shot Mk.5 || AP || 815 || 2.80 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| Shot Mk.5 || AP || 815 || 2.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 |-
-| Shot Mk.5 HV || AP || 853 || 2.80 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| Shot Mk.5 HV || AP || 853 || 2.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 |-
 | Shot Mk.8 || APC || 853 || 2.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
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 === Comparison with analogues ===
-The gun is similar to the Russian 57mm guns and can be played similarly but it should be noted that the Russian 57mm uses higher propellant ammunition and as such has better penetration and velocity in general, your advantage over this is a slightly faster reload.
+<!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
 == Usage in battles ==
-The gun is low caliber and low damage but features good handling, reload speed and penetration for it's battle rating.
+<!-- ''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.'' -->
 === Pros and cons ===
 '''Pros:'''
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 * Good velocity
 * Good gun handling
 '''Cons:'''
 * No explosive filler
-* Low caliber
+* Low calibre
 == History ==
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''

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 == Usage in battles ==
-''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
+The gun is low caliber and low damage but features good handling, reload speed and penetration for it's battle rating.
 === Pros and cons ===
-''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+'''Pros:'''
-'''Pros:'''
+* Good reload speed
+*
 '''Cons:'''
+*

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 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
+''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_crusader_mk_3}}
 * {{Specs-Link|uk_valentine_mk_9}}
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 ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
-=== Available shells ===
+=== Available ammunition ===
-<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
+<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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 |-
 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
+! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 0° Angle of Attack'''
+! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
 |-
-! 10m
+! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
 | Shot Mk.5 || AP || 101 || 97 || 82 || 66 || 53 || 43
 |-
-| Shell Mk.10 || HE || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9
+| Shot Mk.5 HV || AP || 108 || 104 || 87 || 70 || 57 || 46
 |-
-| Shot Mk.5 HV || AP|| 108 || 104 || 87 || 70 || 57 || 46
+| Shot Mk.8 || APC || 110 || 106 || 89 || 72 || 59 || 48
 |-
-| Shot Mk.8 || APC || 110 || 106 || 89 || 72 || 59 || 48
+| Shot Mk.9 || APCBC || 122 || 118 || 101 || 84 || 70 || 58
 |-
-| Shot Mk.9 || APCBC || 122 || 118 || 101 || 84 || 70 || 58
+| Shell Mk.10 || HE || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9 || 9
 |-
 |}
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 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
-! 0%
+! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| Shot Mk.5 || AP || 815 || 2.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| Shot Mk.5 || AP || 815 || 2.80 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 |-
-| Shell Mk.10 || HE || 655 || 2.72 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 590 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| Shot Mk.5 HV || AP || 853 || 2.80 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 |-
-| Shot Mk.5 HV || AP || 853 || 2.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| Shot Mk.8 || APC || 853 || 2.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| Shot Mk.8 || APC || 853 || 2.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| Shot Mk.9 || APCBC || 801 || 3.23 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| Shot Mk.9 || APCBC || 801 || 3.23 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| Shell Mk.10 || HE || 655 || 2.72 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 590 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
 |}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
+''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
 == Usage in battles ==
-''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
+''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
 === Pros and cons ===
-''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
 '''Pros:'''
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 == History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''
+''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==
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 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''encyclopedia page on weapon;''
+* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
 * ''other literature.''
 {{Britain tank cannons}}
 [[Category:Tank cannons]]

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 === Available shells ===
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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 |}
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="11" | Shell details
+! colspan="10" | Shell details
 |-
 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
+! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
+! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
+! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
-''in m:''
+! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
-''in mm:''
+! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
 ! 0%
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 ! 100%
 |-
-| Shot Mk.5 || AP || 815 || 2.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1° || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| Shot Mk.5 || AP || 815 || 2.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 |-
-| Shell Mk.10 || HE || 655 || 2.72 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 590 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| Shell Mk.10 || HE || 655 || 2.72 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 590 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
-| Shot Mk.5 HV || AP || 853 || 2.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1° || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| Shot Mk.5 HV || AP || 853 || 2.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 |-
-| Shot Mk.8 || APC || 853 || 2.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1° || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| Shot Mk.8 || APC || 853 || 2.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| Shot Mk.9 || APCBC || 801 || 3.23 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| Shot Mk.9 || APCBC || 801 || 3.23 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
 |}
 === Comparison with analogues ===